Posted: 6/7/2015 9:57:17 AM EDT
| Do you consider your front yard the waterfront side of your property or the street side? Up at my fishcamp most consider the water side the front yard. I'm having a problem wrapping my head around this. |
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Both? The two entryways to the structure are on the water side. Quoted:
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Does your house face the water or the street? Both? The two entryways to the structure are on the water side. That sounds self-explanatory, even if it were a "waterfront property" where the "water" shouldn't honestly be the selling point. |
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Generally with homes ranging from old cabins to new modern houses, the water side of house is considered the front and has more living features such as porches, decks, etc.
With that said some houses have attractive entries and presentable fronts facing the road, but usually those features are much less prominent and less likely to be used since obviously you can't see the attractive view that makes the property worth more to begin with. So, the answer is yes and no, but overwhelmingly lakeside takes precedent as being considered the front. |
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Living on a lake where the water frontage IS a major selling point, I don't see how you can eliminate it from the equation. Quoted:
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That sounds self-explanatory, even if it were a "waterfront property" where the "water" shouldn't honestly be the selling point. Living on a lake where the water frontage IS a major selling point, I don't see how you can eliminate it from the equation. That wasn't my intent. |
It doesn't matter where the entrance for visitors coming from the street is. You have defined that as the front due to some history you have, probably in the big city or suburbia. Unwrap that from around your head. On a waterfront home, the water side is the front. From your perspective from the inside of the home it is almost always the prominent side view-wise, activity-wise, etc. 
Growing up on a lake, when visitors would show up, they would almost always make their way to the big screened porch facing the water, or down to the "Beach", because that is usually where most people were spending their time. |
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At the lake house the viewing room / living room is facing the water. So in that case, I think the front yard would be that opposite from the side facing the street if that makes sense.
I can think of other houses where the front yard is clearly that facing the street, and despite there being a water feature present on the other side, it seems like the "rear" of a house. An odd question I had never though about I suppose. Seems like the sort of thing to approach on a case by case basis. |
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What if the water is UNDER the house? http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/ZVjMGofkR1iGaL0ZWM7agA--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz01ODE-/http://www.2764westlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Burt.jpg.cf.jpg http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mind_blown.gif Then its just a wannabe boat house 
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Hmm. I have a gorgeous view at the back of the house. All outdoor activities happen in the backyard. The front of the house is the main entry, but no activities there. It looks good for curb appeal only. So I would think of the water as the backyard as all activities go there, bbq, chairs, deck, boat dock. |
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Mixed opinions. I want to put up a 6' privacy fence on my lot just outside the roadway easement for RV and ORV storage. Customarily privacy fenced areas are a back yard proposal not front yard.
I guess I'll call county zoning. And start referring to the waterfront side of the property as the front yard. |
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I call the lake my front yard. Neighbor calls it her backyard.
In either case, waterfront with time and speed restrictions work well. No wake after 7:30 p.m. so fishing and beer cruising is pleasant. Did you know the international beer distress signal is to hold an empty can over your head? Any boater seeing the signal then heads directly over to save your life. 
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What if the water is UNDER the house? http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/ZVjMGofkR1iGaL0ZWM7agA--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz01ODE-/http://www.2764westlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Burt.jpg.cf.jpg http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mind_blown.gif Any idea how they hook up to utilities with that set up? Power wouldn't be so bad I would think but I think the sewer hookups might be a bit difficult |
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Any idea how they hook up to utilities with that set up? Power wouldn't be so bad I would think but I think the sewer hookups might be a bit difficult Quoted:
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What if the water is UNDER the house? http://l.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/ZVjMGofkR1iGaL0ZWM7agA--/YXBwaWQ9eWlzZWFyY2g7Zmk9Zml0O2dlPTAwNjYwMDtncz0wMEEzMDA7aD00MDA7dz01ODE-/http://www.2764westlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Burt.jpg.cf.jpg http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mind_blown.gif Any idea how they hook up to utilities with that set up? Power wouldn't be so bad I would think but I think the sewer hookups might be a bit difficult You just cut a hole in the floor. I am a problem solver.
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